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<a class="Heading1" name="Display">Display EDID Patching</a>
<p>With EDID patching you are able to apply display model overrides and add 
scaled resolutions.</p>
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	<li>From the Displays list select the display you want to edit</li>
	<li>&nbsp;Optionally add / fix the monitor ranges (if your EDID doesn&#39;t have 
	them or they are bad)</li>
	<li>&nbsp;Optionally add scaled resolutions by clicking “Add” and then 
	clicking on the values to edit them. You can remove entered resolutions by 
	the “Delete” button after selecting them.</li>
	<li>&nbsp;Click the “Export” button to generates the overrides on the 
	desktop</li>
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<a class="Heading1" name="Display_Installation">Installation</a>
<p>There are two methods to install EDID patches; Display Overrides and Library 
Extensions:</p>
<a class="Heading2" name="Display_Overrides">Display Overrides:</a>
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	<li>Copy DisplayVendorID-x folders into 
	/System/Library/Displays/Contents/Resources/Overrides (or 
	/System/Library/Displays/Overrides for &lt; El Capitan)</li>
	<li>Copy Icons.plist to 
	/System/Library/Displays/Contents/Resources/Overrides (or 
	/System/Library/Displays/Overrides for &lt; El Capitan)</li>
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<a class="Heading2" name="Display_Library_Extensions">Library Extensions:</a>
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	<li>Copy DisplayEDID-x-x.kext into /Library/Extensions or EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other 
	(depending on your configuration)</li>
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<a class="Heading1" name="Display_SIP">System Integrety Protection (SIP)</a>
<p>You will need to disable SIP to be able to copy the files to the above 
locations.</p>
<a class="Heading1" name="Display_Extra_Info">Extra Info</a>
<p>If you have a 16:10 display and want to use scaled resolutions you can use:</p>
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	<li>iMac Display</li>
	<li>MacBook Pro Display</li>
	<li>Cinema HD Display</li>
	<li>LED Cinema Display</li>
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<p>For 16:9 displays and scaled resolutions you can use:</p>
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	<li>Apple Thunderbolt Display (Do not use for internal display!)</li>
	<li>iMac Retina Display</li>
	<li>MacBook Air Display</li>
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